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Research Program on Local Artist 「Artist Studio Visit」
✔Artist : Sungheub Ha
The third Artist Studio Visit features Sungheub Ha. Sungheub Ha thought that he would create artworks based on the May 18 Democratic Movement sometime later when he becomes an artist. To perfectly depict the moments of the uprising, he considered landscape paintings and figure paintings as part of his training for his future work. The interview will be made available on Monday, May 30, on the Gwangju Biennale’s official YouTube channel.
Sungheub Ha, <Gangjin field>, 2014, Ink and color on Korean traditional paper, 122x244cm
Sungheub Ha, <Bridge of history>, 1994, Ink and color on Korean traditional paper, 220x200cm
Sungheub Ha, <Welcoming the Moon over a Platform of a Plum Blossom Tree>, 1999, Ink and color on Korean traditional paper, 60x45cm
Sungheub Ha, <Seung-hi Park Funeral Procession>, 1992-1993, Ink and color on Korean traditional paper, 240x120cm
Sungheub Ha, <Field path in the Gurye>, 2016, Ink and color on Korean traditional paper, 85x220cm
The Projection of Promises and Lyrical Sentiments
In the spirit of Eastern art, change is defined not as act of replacing the old with the new, but as a process of development based on traditions. Artist Sungheub Ha is not obsessed with following traditions. Instead, he is a painter who through arduous training has developed his own style in various genres, including Minjung art, landscape painting, figure painting, and literati painting. (Shin Hun)